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Taco Bell now offering employee education benefits

Taco Bell is expanding its benefits program to pay for its employees' education, reports USA Today. The company's package offers employees $5,250 in tuition assistance per year, college credit for on-the-job training, personalized college advisors, and discounts at 80 online universities and programs ranging from high school to master's degrees.

Why it matters: The fast food chain expects to add 100,000 new positions by 2022 and needs a way to retain current and future employees. As unemployment rates steadily decrease and wages finally start to rise, companies have to find ways to edge each other for prospective employees. Aiding employees in education gives Taco Bell and opportunity to do that.